Whole School News
Library News
Scholastic Book Club
Scholastic Book Club Order Forms will be sent home by the end of this week. Orders due by Friday 6th September
Payments are to be made directly to Scholastic using the payment options on the brochure. Ormond Primary School does not collect any payments.
Late orders will not be accepted to ensure prompt delivery by the end of the school term.
If your orders are for gifts and you do not want your children to see, please contact the front office or Sue in the library to arrange a parent pick up.
Classroom Cuisine Trials
Thanks again for such a fabulous response to our trial lunch order provider, Classroom Cuisine. We're so pleased you're enjoying it. To give you an idea of the fresh, tasty food the students and teachers have been enjoying, here are some pictures from last week. There are still 2 weeks remaining to give it a try. A survey will be coming out soon to let us know what you think. www.classroomcuisine.com.au
"The vegetable sushi was fresh and crunchy." - Teo
"The best Greek salad ever, apart from my Yia Yia." - Anna
"I loved the delicious sushi." - Waylen
"I loved the crunchy, salty and delicious popcorn." - Henry
"I loved the blueberries in the muffin." - Archie
"My noodle salad was cold but tasted really good." - Ava
"The vegetables were crunchy and the banana cake was delicious." - Henry Ni
Performing Arts
Assembly Performances
This Friday 23rd August, 6A student will be performing at Assembly.
On Friday 30th August, Foundation B students will be performing.
All parents are very welcome to attend assembly. Please arrive a few minutes before 3pm in the case we start early that particular day.
Australian Girls Choir
On Thursday 5th September, The Australian Girls Choir will be visiting Ormond Primary School to conduct a workshop for students interested in joining the choir.
Flyers about the AGC were sent home last week. Please return the completed permission slip to the office before 5th September if you would like your daughter to participate.
The workshop will run for 20 minutes, after lunch. The AGC has developed a reputation as one of the country’s leading performing arts organisations, offering training in singing, dancing and performing for girls aged 5 to 18. The AGC believe that every child can learn to sing, and that the benefits of singing go far beyond the stage.
Book Week Dress Up Day
Respectful Relationship & Wellbeing Open Afternoon
Our Respectful Relationships + Wellbeing open afternoon is coming up soon on Friday 6th September.
This will provide you with the opportunity to learn about and participate in many of the programs we deliver here at Ormond Primary to support positive student wellbeing.
This afternoon will involve participating in three workshops. Each classroom teacher will host a workshop to run and repeat throughout the afternoon from either Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships (RRRR), Mindfulness or the Ormond Values Program. Students and accompanied visitors are encouraged to move through classrooms to experience the full range of what’s on offer. Visitors should start in their child’s classroom and grade level, but are welcome to explore other year levels if they wish for the 2nd and 3rd rotation.
Important information :
- There will be no school assembly on Friday 6th September.
- Sessions will commence at 2:00pm and conclude at 3:15pm.
- Each workshop will run for 25mins.
- You will be able to participate in three sessions.
- Visitors are encouraged to explore other year levels.
- Details on all the workshops will be sent via Compass closer to the event.
Foundation News
The children felt very proud to share their learning with you this week, at the Student Led Three-way Conferences. The children had been working very hard to achieve their writing goals and counting skills over the past three weeks.
Today we celebrated book week which involved dressing as a book character, a Book Character Parade, stories and reading in the library.
This fortnight in English, we continue learning to spell through the diagraphs ea and ch. We are writing short narratives with sizzling starters. There are only two weeks before the Premier’s reading challenge finishes on 6th September. Please help your child to achieve the challenge by reading Challenge Books to your child each morning/evening (see the list on the PRC website). In Mathematics, the students are learning about money and time over the next two weeks. In science we are inquiring about forces bouncing and rolling materials and forces. In Respectful Relationships we are learning about feelings, empathy and kindness. We look forward to seeing you at Ormond PS’s open afternoon on Friday, 6th September, 2:45 to 3:15pm. Here we will demonstrate some of the activities that help us to be aware of others and their feelings.
All the best for a lovely fortnight
Lorraine, Jacinda and Laura
Year 2 News
Last week Year 2 Students enjoyed a trip to the Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands Centre as a part of their water and conservation studies.
"I liked looking at the birds." – Anna
"I spotted a Dusky Moorhen." – Shrenik
"I spotted a black swan." – Cady
"I really enjoyed testing the binoculars." – Harper
"I spotted a speckled bird." – Henry Nichols
"I spotted 213 pieces of litter on our walk to the bird hide." – Archie
"I was happy to have my dad with me." – Alice
"I enjoyed identifying birds from the chart." – Eva
"I enjoyed the birdhide." – Tate
"I learnt about migratory birds." - Zara
Year 3 & 4 News
The Year 3/4 Concert will held on Thursday 12th September at 6:30pm in the Ormond School Hall.
Further details to follow soon.
Year 4 News
Year 4 students have been focusing on their writing goals during free write sessions. The following is a short story by Yiran L
Flying High
Creative Writing By Yiran L
There is a woman called Angela, who has been saving birds for 30 years. She lets the birds free from the confines of their cages, and she always says, “Fly, I let you guys fly high.”
Angela watches the birds carefully. Perhaps it is because she wishes hard to be as free as they look when she opens the hatch on their tiny prison door. Angela isn’t sure why, but she knows in her heart that one day she too will fly free.
One day, the birds will fly around her and they will take her up, up to the sky.
Year 5 & 6 News
Year 5 and 6 are currently completing their bike education program on Friday mornings. They have been developing their skills and knowledge to ride safely and independently. As part of the program students have participated in theory sessions to gain knowledge and understanding of the road traffic environment and road rules. Currently they are completing practical sessions where they develop the physical and cognitive skills to manage the road traffic environment safely as a cyclist. Overall the purpose of the program is to develop knowledge of road rules, responsible behaviours, attitudes and decision-making skills for the safe use of bicycles both on and off the road through participation in enjoyable learning experiences relevant to their ages and abilities. At the end of the program students will be tested on their safe bike skills and if successful will gain road and path certification.
Some of the practical activities students are participating in include; scanning for awareness of obstacles, emergency breaking, general bike handling skills, knowledge of bike parts and functions and understanding of street entries from driveways and paths.
We have had a tremendous amount of parent support and help during the program and thank everyone who has volunteered.
PE & Sport News
Year 6 Braeside Park Bike Ride
We are still after more parents to assist with the annual Grade 6 Bike Ride on Thursday 19th of September. It is a great day out, consisting of bike riding and a delicious BBQ lunch. Please contact Ms Milliken if you are available to help on the day (either riding, or cooking lunch).
House Athletics Day Results
Well done to all the students who participated with great enthusiasm and determination. The end results were extremely close, McKillop finished in fourth place, Chisholm came third, Flynn was a close second and Hollows finished in first place.
District Athletics Team
For students in Year 3-6 who made it is to the District Athletics Carnival, it will be held this year on Monday 2nd of September. Please ensure you have paid and consented on Compass to ensure your participation.
Training = Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8:15am till 8:45am.
Emma Milliken
PE/Sports Specialist